Month: June 2022
House OKs security boost for Supreme Court judges, families
Abortion-rights advocates stage a protest outside the home of U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on May 11, 2022 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The House gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would allow around-the-clock security protection for families of Supreme Court justices, one week after a man carrying […]
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Ex-employee’s lawsuit accuses Stew Leonard’s boss of making racist, sexist, anti-Semitic remarks
Customers push shopping carts outside a Stew Leonard’s supermarket in Paramus, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Stew Leonard Jr. said that meat packing plant the company uses is operating at about 70 percent capacity, and he expects it to rebound to full capacity in about a month, CT Post reported. Angus Mordant […]
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New York high court nixes Trump appeal, clearing way for testimony
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the George R. Brown Convention Center during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention on May 27, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images New York’s highest court rejected former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into […]
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FDA committee recommends Moderna two-dose Covid vaccine for kids ages 6 to 17
A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna’s two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17 received the endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration’s committee of independent immunization experts on Tuesday, a key step […]
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Air pollution takes 2 years off your life, more than smoking or alcohol
Smoke hangs over the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Powerful, dry winds are sweeping across Northern California for a third day, driving up the risk of wildfires in a region thats been battered by heat waves, freak lightning storms and dangerously poor air quality from blazes. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: FedEx, Continental Resources, Oracle and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Continental Resources — Shares soared 15% after the shale company announced an all-cash buyout proposal from the family trust of billionaire founder Harold Hamm. Continental Resources said it’s yet to review the offer that would take the company private in a $25.4 billion deal. FedEx — […]
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Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state
Yvette Johnson, 54, sits next to a fan outside of her families home on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat wave and will likely break more records this week as homes and businesses blast air conditioners across […]
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Cathie Wood says market is pretty close to a bottom, tech stocks will hit trough and recover first
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood said Tuesday technology stocks will hit the bottom before the broader market, repeating a historical trend from past crises. In the wakes of the dot-com bubble and 2008 financial crisis, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite hit its trough months before the S & P 500 did and therefore recovered first. The innovation-focused […]
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United Arab Emirates bans Pixar’s new Buzz Lightyear movie from theaters
Tim Allen and Tom Hanks voice Buzz Lightyear and Sheriff Woody in Pixar’s “Toy Story.” Disney DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Disney Pixar’s animated movie “Lightyear” hits theaters this week and is expected to draw enthusiastic “Toy Story” fans from a number of countries around the world. Not in the United Arab Emirates, though. The […]
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Capitol Police says Rep. Loudermilk’s tour day before Trump riot wasn’t suspicious
The Capitol Police chief in a new letter said that a group tour of the Capitol complex led by GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia a day before the January 6, 2021, riot by a mob of Trump supporters was not suspicious, and at no point entered the Capitol itself. The letter Monday by Police […]
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